CVE-2006-4240 describes a remote file inclusion vulnerability in Fusion News 3.7, specifically within the index.php file, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code by manipulating the 'fpath' parameter. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.5, indicating high severity due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, exploit code is publicly available on ExploitDB, and the CVE has garnered significant community discussion, though no active exploitation or media coverage is currently reported.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:fusionphp:fusion_news:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:fusionphp:fusion_news:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.6.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:fusionphp:fusion_news:3.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:fusionphp:fusion_news:3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.